We are just a few days away from the Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) player auction. The IPL 2020 player auction is scheduled to take place on December 19 in Kolkata. The city will for the first host the IPL auction. Over 300 payers will go under the hammer as franchises look to provide balance to their respective squads. A total of 73 spots are up for grabs with each team having a specific number of vacancies available. IPL 2020 Player Auction: List of Cricketers Shortlisted for Indian Premier League 13 Bidding Trimmed to 332.

Ahead of the IPL 2020 player auction, Rajasthan Royals released numerous players which includes the likes of Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, and Liam Livingstone. Royals also took part actively in the trade with other franchises.

Royals traded Krishnappa Gowtham to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Dhawal Kulkarni to Mumbai Indians (MI) and Ajinkya Rahane to Delhi Capitals (DC). Apart from it, RR traded Rahul Tewatia from Delhi Capitals and Ankit Rajpoot from KXIP. VIVO IPL 2020 Player Auction: Full List of Capped and Uncapped Players' Names With Base Price of All Teams Available For Indian Premier League Season 13.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Purse and Slots Remaining

The Jaipur-based franchise can spend a maximum of Rs 28.90 Crore at the upcoming auction. Apart from it, Delhi Capitals can bid for a maximum of 11 players (seven from domestic and four from foreign category).

List of Players Released by RR Ahead of IPL 2020 Player Auction

Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Shubham Ranjane, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Liam Livingstone, and Sudheshan Midhun

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad for IPL 2020

Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra. Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, and Ankit Rajpoot (traded in).

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